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Overview: This is an interview with Bridget "Ann" Byrne of Fort Augustus, P.E.I. In this interview Ann talks about horses, her family history, groceries and stores, chores on the farm, school, the royal family, Boston, pack peddlers, the Spanish Flu, Father James MacDonald, blacksmiths, cars, Charlottetown, picnics, blueberries, Christmas, and food.

Overview: This is the second tape of an interview with Bridget "Ann" Byrne of Fort Augustus, P.E.I. In this interview Ann talks about old Charlottetown, school, games, changes over the years, life in Boston, mills, and family. She also recites some poetry.

Overview: This tape is the second portion of an interview with Mary "Ann" Callaghan of Lake Verde, P.E.I. This tape begins with Ann finishing a story about Tommy Keoughan. She then tells about working at a fibre factory in Maine. She tells about dances, parties, Christmas, cars, trains, and getting a job as a housekeeper for the Holmes family in Maine. She then tells about her boss coming to the Island for a wedding, the Callaghan's store, making soap, peddlers and hobos, Native Islanders, and moonshine. The interview concludes with Ann telling about the changes over the years, coming back to P.E.I., and the importance of family.

Overview: This brief interview is with Ann Bond who tells about an old marine hospital in Trout Point. She and Dutch discuss the location of the hospital, smallpox, unmarked graves, and briefly talk about rum running.

Overview: This is an interview with Ann Wooton and Eric Arbuckle regarding home remedies. It appears at the beginning of SIDE B of a Johnny Gill tape. In the interviews they discuss home remedies, cures, warts, and various ailments.

Overview: This interview is with Mary "Ann" Callaghan of Lake Verde, P.E.I. Ann begins by talking about her family, forerunners, and curing her eczema by crossing the Northumberland Strait. She then tells about her ancestors and the history of Lake Verde, her family, making clothes, farming, and her brothers who served in WWI. She then talks about her neighbours, school, going to town for groceries, money, and entertainment. She tells about work and chores, the butter factory, trains, general stores, haunted houses, and mills. She also mentions going to church, funerals, and wakes. There is mention of farming, horses, trains, and family throughout.

Overview: This is a recording of a music and interviews from a Ceilidh at Wood Islands, P.E.I. The recording includes various short interviews, music and dancing, Gaelic phrases, and stories about Scottish heritage. Some musicians and interviewees on the tape include Ann Martin, William Stewart, Rev. Matheson, and Duncan McInnis.